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have out

have out verb: to argue to a conclusion or resolution.

Verb

have out (third-person singular simple present has out, present participle having out, simple past and past participle had out)

  1. To argue to a conclusion or resolution.
    • We had out our differences and in the end shook hands.
  2. To remove; extricate.
    • "But we are honor bound to go back and have them out or see it through with them."1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC

Forms of have out

third-person singular presenthas out
present participlehaving out
past participlehad out
pasthad out

Questions about have out

What does have out mean?
Have out means to argue to a conclusion or resolution.
What part of speech is have out?
Have out is a verb.
What is the past tense of have out?
The past tense of have out is had out.

Words near have out in the dictionary

  1. have one's wits about one
  2. have one's work cut out
  3. have one's work cut out for one
  4. have other fish to fry
  5. have other ideas
  6. have out
  7. have over
  8. have province
  9. have provinces
  10. have reason
  11. have respect of persons

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